i like to think about how the influences flow in all directions. for example at one time there were a bunch of weirdos arguing over some abstruse philosophical

i like to think about how the influences flow in all directions. for example at one time there were a bunch of weirdos arguing over some abstruse philosophical question about the fundamental nature of true logical statements, and one of them came up with the “Turing machine”. then once it was actually built (by engineers, by way of physical and mathematical advances), it started to cause all kinds of confusion in philosophy of mind and other areas.